Welcome to the travel blog of Luke Kelly. I flew to Brazil in January 2011 with a one way ticket. Follow me as I journey around South America, getting by on the proverbial shoe string. I love football, design, music & food amongst other things and I'll be working as I travel - so those will probably be regular themes here. But a bit like my trip, I haven't really got a plan for this blog, so lets see what happens...

The Dancing Gringo!

Stopping in Sucre for a while has lead to me leading something much closer to a ´normal´ life. I have my own apartment with a kitchen and big TV, I´m in a regular routine – working and going to Spanish school – and I have a regular little group of friends (I´m even going to watch all the local football team´s home games). Another side effect of this is that rather than hanging just around gringo bars and hostels, I´m also getting invited to the occasional party and meal with Bolivian friends.

These parties, more often than not, end up with a bit of a dance. Not being too shy (and usually by the time the dancing starts having drunk a little), I seem to be the ´good-sport´ gringo mug that gets pushed forward and ends up jumping around with my hand in the air. This inevitably leads to some slightly embarrassing photos. Here they are…